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    Ultrarunning: Finding your inner badass

    Chris Neiman is an actor by training. He feels he’s got 10 percent control of his success as an actor, but in ultrarunning, he says he has 90 percent control – it’s on him, his body and his mind. He runs a lot in the Santa Monica Mountains.

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    By Eric Drachman • Oct 6, 2016 • 1m Listen

    Chris Neiman is an actor by training. He feels he’s got 10 percent control of his success as an actor, but in ultrarunning, he says he has 90 percent control – it’s on him, his body and his mind. He runs a lot in the Santa Monica Mountains. He’s just completed his first 50 mile race and is signed up to go for 100 miles in a few months.

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      Eric Drachman

      Independent Producer

      CultureLos Angeles
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